I'm going to get a ticket...

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... soon. Tonight I was driving home, took the exit one before my normal so I could drive the roundabout. There was a tall SUV behind me, but nobody in front.

I slowed down on the off ramp, flew around the roundabout and the S turn out of it (so fun!), then slowed down to the speed limit on the way down a short hill to the next stop light.

While I was slowing down, the SUV, which was REALLY far behind me coming out of the roundabout, floored it down the hill to catch up to me. At that moment, I knew something wasn't right.

I signaled to turn left as I slowed to the red light. The SUV shined a spotlight on me. I thought to myself that it was almost improbable that it would be a highway patrol right behind me on the off ramp, AND in a big SUV.

He pulled up in the lane to my right, looked at me, and as I started to wave to acknowledge my mistake, he turned right and sped off.

I was already telling myself the explanation that I was going to give him: the truth (this car turns like it's on rails, and I can't resist when nobody is in front of me).

Not sure how much longer my luck is going to last.
 
ghost said:
... soon. Tonight I was driving home, took the exit one before my normal so I could drive the roundabout. There was a tall SUV behind me, but nobody in front.

I slowed down on the off ramp, flew around the roundabout and the S turn out of it (so fun!), then slowed down to the speed limit on the way down a short hill to the next stop light.

While I was slowing down, the SUV, which was REALLY far behind me coming out of the roundabout, floored it down the hill to catch up to me. At that moment, I knew something wasn't right.

I signaled to turn left as I slowed to the red light. The SUV shined a spotlight on me. I thought to myself that it was almost improbable that it would be a highway patrol right behind me on the off ramp, AND in a big SUV.

He pulled up in the lane to my right, looked at me, and as I started to wave to acknowledge my mistake, he turned right and sped off.

I was already telling myself the explanation that I was going to give him: the truth (this car turns like it's on rails, and I can't resist when nobody is in front of me).

Not sure how much longer my luck is going to last.
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"But officer, I don't believe there is a speed-limit sign for that roundabout!"

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azausa said:
Love this @insightman! Can I borrow the graphic and can I share it to my local FB group of SE owners here?
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Thanks! Anything I post here is fair-game for anyone to copy and share--especially with more MINI Cooper owners. I just PM'd you the high-res 10" x 7.5" file of that sign I made to display at Drive Electric Week events.
 
Roundabouts are a tremendous waste of real estate, and about the only remaining fun a Mini driver can find. It's a love/hate relationship.
 
I purchased my SE due to the 7 roundabouts I went through on my test drive. :cool:

I do find myself using the speed limit button on the steering wheel a lot. Without transmission noise or liquid fueled explosions under the hood, it’s not easy to tell your speed without looking down.
 
Quiet Mini said:
I purchased my SE due to the 7 roundabouts I went through on my test drive. :cool:

I do find myself using the speed limit button on the steering wheel a lot. Without transmission noise or liquid fueled explosions under the hood, it’s not easy to tell your speed without looking down.
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The only time I look down is to check my battery charge %. My HUD shows the speed limit and my speed, which is all the info I want when hooning around town. Unfortunately, knowing the speed limit and my speed won't be enough to save me from a speeding ticket, but it will keep it from being a surprise.
 
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I love roundabouts in the SE too. East Kilbride is a town about 4 miles from home which is well known for having many roundabouts in it. I couldn’t get them all in one screenshot, so here’s two. The top image is a 50mph road, and the bottom image is just off the top of the first screenshot and is a 30mph road. Whenever I go for a ride on the bike I usually go through this town and it’s been great in the SE too.
 
Haha, it's definitely not just me.

I realized that there's no speed limit posted through the roundabout, so maybe I wasn't breaking any laws. The speed limit out of it is 35 mph, so I guess I can fly around it at 35.
 
That's a good idea for multi lane roundabouts when you are in the inner lane and needed to be in the outer for the 1st exit.
 
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